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Little Amal will join children and families at this year’s Manchester Day Parade As the return of the legendary Manchester Day on Sunday 19 June gets closer, preparations are underway to make sure the event – last held in 2019 – will be the best ever this year. What’s being planned Organisers are … Read More “Special guest announced as final countdown to Manchester Day is now on” »
On Monday morning, the news broke that Russia’s creditors hadn’t receive interest payments by a Sunday deadline. A deadline for €100 million in interest payments on two bonds, one denominated in U.S. dollars, the other in euros, had expired on May 27, but a 30-day grace period lapsed on Sunday, Reuters reported. The news failed … Read More “Russia misses bond payment deadline — but does it matter? – POLITICO” »
Konstantinos Komaitis is a veteran of developing and analyzing Internet policy to ensure an open and global Internet. He’s currently with the New York Times’ Data Governance team. This article represents the views of the author. In 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron took the stage during the annual Internet Governance Forum in Paris and proclaimed: “I … Read More “EU Internet regulations are falling into the ‘China trap’ – POLITICO” »
Text size Axsome is reviewing the proposed labeling from the FDA. Dreamstime Shares of Axsome Therapeutics were soaring Monday after the biopharmaceutical company announced some good news in an attempt to gain Food and Drug Administration approval of AXS-05, its drug for major depressive disorder. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Axsome … Read More “Axsome Therapeutics Stock Soars on Proposed FDA Labeling for Depression Drug” »
Text size A view of the Fearless Girl statue wearing an F45 Training hat. Noam Galai/Getty Images Most initial public offerings from 2021 have performed badly, and Jefferies suggests that 13 from that group are worth another look. Last year was a record for IPOs, with about 400 companies using a traditional offering to go … Read More “IPOs From 2021 Have Crashed. It May Be Time to Buy Some of Them.” »
Press play to listen to this article The European Council on Thursday will designate Ukraine a candidate for EU membership — even as Russia’s ongoing war raises questions about whether the country will exist long enough to ever join the club. The decision on Ukraine’s candidate status, to be made by the 27 EU heads … Read More “Leaders to back Ukraine’s EU bid while skirting tough questions on war – POLITICO” »
Text size Toyota reduced its output forecast, citing parts shortages. Above, a dealership in Houston. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Toyota Motor updated its production plans, unveiling more cuts. Wednesday, Toyota (ticker: TM) reduced its forecast for July output to 800,000 vehicles from 850,000 units. Parts shortages from Covid-19 lockdowns were blamed. “We at Toyota would like … Read More “Toyota Stock Falls After It Cuts Production Again. Bad News for Car Prices.” »
Press play to listen to this article Europe has deployed an unprecedented arsenal of economic sanctions against Moscow in an attempt to weaken Russia’s economy and force Vladimir Putin to abandon his war in Ukraine. But as the export bans bite over the coming months, Russia will start to crave banned goods that are essential … Read More “How Russia can beat EU sanctions – POLITICO” »
Press play to listen to this article Russian lobbyists are set to be banned from the EU institutions following action by the Council of the EU. Nearly four months and six rounds of EU-level sanctions after Russia began its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, lobbyists from companies including Gazprom, Lukoil and Rusal are in the process … Read More “EU moves toward Russian lobbyist ban – POLITICO” »
This isn’t a happy time in European transport. Airports are reporting hours-long queues to check-in and get through passenger screening, airlines are canceling flights, air traffic controllers are threatening to walk out, railway and metro workers are striking too. From Brussels to Warsaw, from Amsterdam to London there are some common causes for the anger … Read More “Europe’s travel chaos – POLITICO” »
